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While We Live (2016)
Directed by Dani Kouyaté
Overview
Kandia, an African women in her fifties who has lived in Sweden for 30 years, decides to move back to Gambia. Her son Ibbe, who dreams of a career in hip hop and is about to make a breakthrough, goes with her. Their encounter with their homeland, however, doesn’t turn out the way they imagined. A warm, broad drama comedy about a universal theme: identity.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Josette Bushell-Mingo | Adam Kanyama | Richard Sseruwagi | Marika Lindström | Sten Ljunggren | Mårten Klingberg | Philip Lithner | Anna Blomberg | Lamine Dieng | Kudzai Chimbaira | Susan Fatima Joh | Christopher Tijan Smith | Mariama Colley | Mariama Colley | Felix Down-Thomas | Janet Badjan-Young | Jane Owens | Aurelia Prom | Gibril Jobe | Peter Öberg | Karin Bertling | Tom Ahlsell | Bill Hugg | Sven Boräng | Nina Mélo | Caroline Borg | Patrik Fridh